straightlaced

英['streɪt'leɪst] 美['streɪt'leɪst]
  • adj. 严格的;固执的;刻板的
Adjective:
  1. exaggeratedly proper;

    "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

1. With his Boston accent, bushy Cliff Clavin mustache, and fondness for pleated pants and button-down shirts, he looked like a dotcom engineer's straightlaced father.
贝迪耶长着浓密的克里夫·克莱文式八字须,一口波士顿腔,喜欢带褶皱的裤子和有领扣的衬衫,看起来像网络工程师的教父。

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2. With his Boston accent, bushy Cliff Clavin mustache, and fondness for pleated pants and button-down shirts, he looked like a dotcom engineer's straightlaced father.
贝迪耶长着浓密的克里夫·克莱文式八字须,一口波士顿腔,喜欢带褶皱的裤子和有领扣的衬衫,看起来像网络工程师的教父。

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